When ‘maximum’ economic pressure fails to bring regime change, and rhetoric has made diplomacy politically impossible, ...

Recent assassinations in Aden are likely to undermine confidence in the Yemeni government’s ability to maintain security for ...

Is the Ukraine war beginning to bite for the average Russian? The economic crisis is tightening, and Moscow and St Petersburg ...

Image — German soldiers unload the US made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system on January 23, 2025 in Jasionka, Poland. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images). Former Director, Global ...

The war in Iran has made China’s future posture in the Gulf more uncertain. Some analysts have rushed to conclude that the war has revealed China’s absence and proved that the US is the only reliable ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has revealed a key threat to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy and plans for economic ...

Image — Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage speaks on day one of the Reform UK conference at National Exhibition Centre on 5 September, 2025 in Birmingham, England. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images.

A US Department of War memo reignited debate over ownership – which is complicated by Argentine independence, British ...

The latest attacks, following months of JNIM raids on Mali’s vital fuel supplies, show the need for negotiation at a regional ...

Trump’s tariffs court challenge shows next 100 days will test executive authority The case concerns tariffs levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which empowers the ...

Zeitenwende’ – that deliberately weighty term coined by former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following Russia’s invasion of ...

The proposed UK-France coalition can learn from anti-piracy missions off Somalia and in the Strait of Malacca to restore ...